Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family   

   MH293 : Commelina benghalensis L.

Plant Category : Herbs

Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : 514

Synonym : Commelina acuminata R.Br., nom. nud.; Commelina benghalensis subsp. hirsuta (C.B.Clarke) J.K.Morton; Commelina canescens Vahl; Commelina cavaleriei H.Lév.; Commelina cucullata L.; Commelina delicatula Schltdl.; Commelina hirsuta R.Br., nom. nud.; Commelina kilimandscharica K.Schum.; Commelina mollis Jacq.; Commelina nervosa Burm.f.; Commelina obscura K.Schum.; Commelina poligama Fern.-Vill. Commelina procurrens Schltdl.; Commelina prostrata Regel, sensu auct.; Commelina pyrrhoblepharis Hassk.; Commelina pyrrhoblepharis var. glabra Pic.Serm.; Commelina radiciflora R.Br. ex C.B.Clarke; Commelina rhizocarpa Afzel. ex C.B.Clarke; Commelina rufociliata C.B.Clarke; Commelina saltiana Steud., nom. inval.; Commelina senegalensis Ten.; Commelina turbinata Vahl.; Commelina uncata C.B.Clarke.; Commelina villosiuscula Sol. ex C.B.Clarke.;

Plant Common Name : Kena, K- Kolor, Bengal Dayflower, Whiskered Commelina, tropical spiderwort, Kana, Kankawa, Buchna, hittagani, kanankolai, kancatam, Wangden khoibi, Kena, Kane, kanchata, kosapuspi, marishajalaja, kanangkozai, adutinnathalai, kanan valai, neerukaassuvu, nirukassuvu

Plant Family : Commelinaceae

Description : Diffuse herbs, rooting at lower nodes; rootstock with cleistogamous flowers. Leaves 3-5 x 2-3.5 cm, ovate or elliptic-ovate, base rounded or subtruncate, apex obtuse or acute, pubescent, margin ciliate; petiole to 8 mm long; sheath to 1.5 cm long, apex with rufous hairs. Spathe c. 1.5 cm across, funnel-shaped, truncate at apex, pubescent. Sepals subequal, c. 2.5 mm long; outer ones linear; inner ones orbicular. Petals blue, larger ones c. 4 x 4.5 mm, broadly ovate. Stamens 3; staminodes 2. Ovary to 1mm long. Capsule to 5 mm long, ellipsoid, 3-celled. Seeds 5, pitted.

Plant Location in Melghat : -

Medicinal Use / Activity : diuretic, febrifuge, anti-inflammatory, leprosy, demulcent, emollient, hypotensive, CNS depressant, diuretic, refrigerant, laxative and astringent.

Plant's Phytochemicals : COMPOUNDS: campesterol; carotenoid; flavocommelin; capesterol; n-octacosanol; sterols, stigmasterol, beta-sitosterol; alkanols;

ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (2):

Beta-sitosterol;

Stigmasterol;

Plant's Current Status : -

Plant's Cross Database Reference : 259142

Reference : Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve - https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/33057 - https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/14977 - https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bengal%20Dayflower.html - http://www.stuartxchange.org/BiasBias

Reference : ~ Holaly E. Gbekley, Gnatoulma Katawa, Simplice D. Karou, SKokou Anani, Tchacondo Tchadjobo, Yaovi Ameyapoh, Komlan Batawila, and Jacques Simpore; "Ethnobotanical Study Of Plants Used To Treat Asthma In The Maritime Region In Togo"; Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. (2017); 14(1): 196-212 PMID : 28480398

~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :

~ Patil, HM and Bhaskar, VV; "Medicinal uses of plnats by tribal medicine men of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra"; Natural Product Radiance (2006); 5(2): 125-130 PMID :

Kingdom : Plantae - Plants
Phylum : Tracheophyta
Subkingdom : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision : Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Subclass : Commelinidae
Order : Commelinales
Family : Commelinaceae - Spiderwort family
Genus : Commelina L. - dayflower
Species : Commelina benghalensis L. - gio

Commelina benghalensis L. - gio
Commelina benghalensis L. - gio